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Oscar Results – 91st Academy Awards
Well well well, a rather surprising evening on a few fronts. The two categories that everyone is going to be talking about are Best Actress and Best Picture. I regret not going with my original gut impulse on Best Actress. … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions – 91st Academy Awards
The big day is here! Having been up most of the night cramming the last few acting nominees, I’m finally ready to nail down my predictions. I’ve made a few last minute changes to my list now that I’ve seen … Continue reading
Best Picture Nominees Ranked
I have a history on this blog of taking a more candid look at the Best Picture nominees before the big night. It’s an attempt to step back a bit from the more formal reviews and try to view the … Continue reading
The Favourite – Art for Art’s Own Sake
Tied with Roma at the front of the pack with 10 nominations, The Favorite would seem to be a strong candidate for Best Picture in any other year. With three prestige acting nominations, one for each of it’s leading ladies, plus a whole host … Continue reading
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Tagged 91st Academy Awards, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actress, Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, The Favourite, The Oscars 2019
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BlacKkKlansman – On-the-Nose Rhetoric
If I were to compare BlacKkKlansman to a Best Picture nominee from last year, I would say it reminds me most of The Post. Both films dramatized events from history in order to comment on the politics of today. More specifically, they both … Continue reading
Roma – Every Shot Could Be a Painting
If nominating Black Panther was The Academy’s way of throwing a bone to general audiences, then nominating Roma was just them keeping artsy types appeased. Roma is pure critic bait. This is about as far to the other end of the spectrum as a film can … Continue reading
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Tagged 91st Academy Awards, Alfonso Cuarón, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actress, Roma, The Oscars 2019
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Green Book – A Film of Substance
Green Book is a pretty standard issue awards bait film. Having thrown a bone to general audiences by nominating Black Panther and Bohemian Rhapsody, it makes sense that The Academy would use the remaining slots for more traditional nominees. Nominating Green Book, a performance driven character … Continue reading
Vice – The Big Short Starring Dick Cheney
I love The Big Short. Did you love The Big Short? Good. You’ll like Vice.
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Tagged 91st Academy Awards, Adam McKay, Amy Adams, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Christian Bale, Sam Rockwell, The Oscars 2019, Vice
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A Star is Born – Lacks Thematic Weight
I saw A Star is Born purely because all the buzz was saying it was the front runner for Best Picture this year. I hadn’t seen any of the previous iterations of the story, nor was I a fan of Lady Gaga, … Continue reading
Bohemian Rhapsody – A Moral Echo Chamber
I love Queen. In my teens I’d say they were my favorite band. I’d put their Greatest Hits album on repeat when I’d drive to class and crank the volume on tracks like Somebody to Love, You’re My Best Friend, and of … Continue reading
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